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Ukorebi Esien | 24 November 2022
The Federal High Court sitting in Calabar will today 24th November 2022 deliver its judgment in a case between the Gubernatorial Flag bearer of the People's Democratic Party, Sen. Sandy Onor and the the Gubernatorial Flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress, Sen. Bassey Otu all of Cross River State.
The case with suit number: FHC/CA/CS/142/2022 filed by the PDP and it's Candidate, Sandy Onor seeks to disqualify the gubernatorial and deputy gubernatorial candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC from participating in the 2023 general elections.
The matter before Justice Rosemary Dugbo Oghoghorie of Court 2 in the Calabar Division of the Federal High Court highlights six questions for resolution including whether the APC is eligible to participate in the 2023 gubernatorial elections in Cross River without presenting qualified Governorship and Deputy Governorship candidates; whether Senator Otu and Honourable Odey are qualified to contest the gubernatorial elections; and whether INEC can publish Honourable Odey's name as deputy gubernatorial candidate of the APC which has in her affidavit in an appeal matter asserted that he is not their member.
Again, the plaintiffs (PDP Cross River and Onor) are seeking for determination, of whether Mr. Odey is not disqualified to contest as Deputy Gubernatorial candidate of the APC, having acquired citizenship in the United Kingdom (UK) and lied on oath that he did not do so; whether INEC can legally publish the second and third defendants as candidates if the first two questions are resolved in favour of the plaintiff and whether if any other question is resolved in the plaintiff's favour will mean that the second defendant is also disqualified from contesting in the 2023 general elections.
The judgement for the case at the Federal High Court Calabar is slated for 9AM of Thursday 24th of November 2022
Recall that the court had on the 24th of October 2022 adjourned it's session for today, after hearing the case from both the plaintiff and defendants.
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